Reno Takes Down Westchester at Showcase
Published on January 16, 2015 under NBA G League (G League) News Release
SANTA CRUZ - In a highly anticipated match-up between two teams meeting for the first and only time this season, the Westchester Knicks (8-15) fell to the Reno Bighorns (9-12) by a score of 129-119 at the 2015 NBA D-League Showcase presented by Samsung.
Reno's Quincy Miller recorded a game-high 35 points with eight rebounds. Two Bighorns saw double-doubles: Jordan Hamilton with 15 points and 10 rebounds, Sim Bhullar with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Brady Heslip added 22 points to the team's win.
The Knicks converted on six of their first seven shots to take a 14-4 lead. Reno answered with three consecutive three-pointers, taking advantage of Westchester turnovers. With the Knicks avoiding shots from beyond the arc, the Bighorns would ultimately take the first quarter, leading Westchester 35-24.
Reno held on to the lead in the second, besting the Knicks by as many as 19 points early in the quarter with help from Miller's 14 points. Westchester would make a late comeback led by Marcus Ginyard who went 4-4, contributing eight points and three assists. A Knicks dunk show from Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Orlando Sanchez, and Markeith Cummings helped Westchester come within four of the Bighorns heading into the locker room.
The two teams turned up the California heat in the fourth quarter going shot for shot, the lead changing nine times with seven ties. Miller continued to dominate for the Bighorns, giving Reno 12 points in less than three minutes towards the end of the quarter which would ultimately push them past the Knicks for the win.
Sanchez led the way for Westchester with a team season high 27 points, surpassing NBA Call-Up Langston Galloway's previous record of 25. Adding 12 rebounds, Sanchez was one of three Knicks double-doubles. Andre Barrett knocked in 15 points, contributing 10 assists; Ginyard ending with 11 points with 10 rebounds. Antetokounmpo and Strong each added 14 points.
Reno will wrap up their showcase slate on Sunday, Jan. 18 vs. the Rio Grande Valley Vipers at 7 p.m. PT. Westchester will face the Oklahoma City Blue on Monday, Jan. 19 at 12:45 p.m. PT for the team's second and final game in the 2015 NBA Development League Showcase. Fans can catch the action live on NBA TV.
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